{"podcast":{"title":"Radio Miraya","slug":"radio-miraya-1610232","podcast_index_feed_id":1610232,"rss_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/3891441.rss","website_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/3891441","image_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/28013750.png","author":"Radio Miraya","episode_count":500,"summary":"Radio Miraya is a United Nations radio station in South Sudan owned and run by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). Tune in 24 hours, 7 days a week for the most accurate and balanced coverage of events in the world’s newest country. Follow us on Facebook, www.facebook.com/radiomiraya and twitter, www.twitter.com/radiomiraya In South Sudan? Tune in on 101FM or 11,560 Khz on shortwave.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-19T08:19:17.366493+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/radio-miraya-1610232"},"episode":{"title":"3328: Economic Hardship and High Bride Price Delay Youth Marriages","slug":"3328-economic-hardship-and-high-bride-price-delay-youth-marriages","published_at":"2026-07-10T07:43:27+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/radio-miraya-1610232/3328-economic-hardship-and-high-bride-price-delay-youth-marriages","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/radio-miraya-1610232","url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8926130","audio_url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8926130.mp3?modified=1783669722&sid=3891441&source=rss","summary":"A Chai Talk discussion examined why many young people in South Sudan are delaying marriage, after the Mayor of Torit said that only a few of the more than 2,000 youths he addressed indicated they were married. Callers identified unemployment, financial instability, high bride prices and the rising cost of supporting a family as the main barriers. Some said both men and women now prefer to become financially independent before marriage, while others urged families to make marriage requirements more affordable. Listeners also encouraged young people to engage in farming and other income-generating activities before taking on family responsibilities.","meta_description":"A Chai Talk discussion examined why many young people in South Sudan are delaying marriage, after the Mayor of Torit said that only a few of the more than…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3871,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/radio-miraya-1610232/episodes/3328-economic-hardship-and-high-bride-price-delay-youth-marriages/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/radio-miraya-1610232/3328-economic-hardship-and-high-bride-price-delay-youth-marriages.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}